CVE-2024-9631

HIGH 7.5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-02-05 · Last modified 2025-02-05 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, where viewing diffs of MR with conflicts can be slow.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.7%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 54th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

Search for new PoCs

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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-407: : Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
CWE-770: Allocation without limits

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 13.6.0 and < 17.2.9
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 13.6.0 and < 17.2.9
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480867 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredexploitExploitIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-02-05T10:30:51.252Z
CVE record · CISA-ADP · Updated 2025-02-05T19:26:24.166Z
NVD · CVE-2024-9631 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:24:57.073
https://hackerone.com/reports/2650086 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-02-05T10:30:51.252Z
NVD · CVE-2024-9631 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:24:57.073

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-50440 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-50440

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS